3-2-08 Taelin's Blessing Day!

Getting ready, grandma came over and cooked tons of lasagna for the family after church, and helped get everyone ready and off to church on time since we didn't have Daddy here.

All the boys (altho Matt wasn't able to make it) that participated in the blessing.

Uncle Ryun, Daddy and Taelin, Grpa Choffin (already out of church clothes), Gpra Jansen, Brison Lundgren, Matthew Hargrave and Kelton Jansen (loves Matt)

My precious little girl and her Daddy. He did a great job on her blessing, although he was super nervous trying to get home from Arizona with delayed flights!

Our family picture- we tried it and this was the best out of 8 shots, sometimes you take what you can get!

Taelin's beautiful blessing dress! It has a really cute bow in the back that trailed the whole dress. She almost didn't fit, so I had to stretch the neck line just a little. She wore booties that Grma Jansen made, and a blessing blanket from Grma Choffin...her handband was also not on for this pic, (Daddy did a great photo shoot) and made her look like a pefectly cute little lady!

3-2-08 Just hangin' out

While we had house guests for the blessing, and Jake's flight was delayed (so he didn't arrive until 2 hrs. before her blessing today), Kelton, Chase, Taelin and I stayed the night all together in Kelton's room. The kids got up early, so I tried to keep them in the room not to wake up Brison and Heather and Grpa. Chase thought it would be funny while I was changing Taelin to bring his hat over to her (he always wears it lately). She started off happy and ends up looking concerned! She's cooing so much lately, it's so fun to hear her talk as soon as you stop.

2-29-08 Making My Bed!!!

Kelton made a goal in Joy School to learn how to make his own bed. So, first we needed to downsize, and used this great blanket that Great-Grandma Bryan made for baby Taelin. It was small enough for him to maneuver. He was so proud of himself, and had to make sure that every corner was just right. Of course it isn't pefect, but I'd rather have it be that way in the end. Great job buddy!

2-28-08 Grandpa Jansen

Grandpa Jansen came to visit for Taelin's blessing, and is getting a run for his money with these busy kids! Of course, Chase wasn't into the picture (never is these days), but we had to take a group picture! Kelton is keeping grpa busy running around and playing, and the boys have really enjoyed going on walks with him, playing games and coloring. Taelin loves to just sit and be held, and the last few days with her being grumpy and not feeling well, it was super nice to have an extra set of arms for holding!

2-24-08 Smiling Taelin

Kelton LOVES to make her smile! Usually the boys are ALL over her, but today she was able to breathe long enough to give him tons of smiles! He always asks, "Can I see her eyes? Hi baby Taelin!" and he's so sweet to her, just gets a little excited.

2-23-08 Rylin's Sprite Face

Is it wierd to love a little girl so much that isn't yours? Man, she's SO cute! I LOVE playing dress up with clothes that Taelin doesn't quite fit into yet and this blue dress makes those gorgeous blue eyes pop! Lindsay and Rylin came over last weekend for a Saturday Scrapbook Session, and between the two of us, I think we got like 4 pages done in the whole 3 hours! It's a little harder when you have kids around! But, I think this face is halarious!
Oh...just barely took a sip, and instant face!

Now, this one I love because Lindsay is making the same face!!! Oh, poor Rylin, making a yucky face and you're still adorable!

Breathing Treatments

Chase and Daddy falling asleep after a rough night and while taking a breathing treatment. Poor Chase has been so sick, and him and Kelton have asthma anyways so it always settles in their chests. I usually take pictures with their first treatments when they are little...but this one was too cute too pass up. Kelton takes his every night to fall asleep...and most nights it runs all night because he can't sleep without the sound of the humming.

One of Taelin's first treatments. Just a little Xopenex to help with the congestion and airways that were aggitated. This is our home everytime someone gets sick.

Jake in Arizona at NRU

So, we invested into real estate education, something Jake really wants to do, and loves to do. The accredited college courses (and soon Associate and Bachelor Degrees) are in Phoenix, Arizona. We attende a college (one week long) last June as a family, but this time, Jake attended all by himself. He's learning SO much and loving the education and how they teach real tools to use in investing. It's also great networking! Well, this May it will be a year since we signed up...and we're getting excited to close our first deal soon!

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Just a Day in Our Life!

Kelton watching "Signing Time" and learning the alphabet. He really likes this! I tried to teach him (especially after my college classes) but now that he likes it a lot more! Chase is even picking up signs each day and actually using them on his own.

Chase and Daddy's MP3 Player. He LOVES this thing! He also LOVES music! He dances all around the house while he listens to Boston, Daughtry and other of Daddy's "soft" music.

Taelin has really started smiling now, and it's so much fun to watch her get excited! She smiles at her Daddy at the drop of a hat, and Grma too. But Mommy just started getting them easy 2 days ago, and the boys got smiled at for the first time yesterday! They were so excited! She is sick now, congested and snotty from the boys...but she's great to let us suck out her nose and not fuss. She's so much fun!!

Kelton and Chase being "super boys". Chase was really cranky, so I tried to get him mind off the pain in his mouth and starting singing the superman thingy and standing like Peter Pan, I"m sure he just had no idea what the heck I was doing, but thought I was crazy and started to laugh. They then ran around the house trying to watch their own capes flapping in the wind! :) He was so cute! They didn't end up getting sick of those things for like 5 hours! I love boys!

Cousin Rylin

This was last Sunday, the 10th of February.

We hadn't seen Rylin in 3 weeks! Way too long! The boys totally were all over her! And luckily they didn't have the flu, (bacterial infections) so they were finally able to play with her because she's over her RSV! We sure missed her! By the end of their smothering her, she was definitely ready for Aunt Talea! We're so glad that they are all close in age, it's so much fun to get together and see them play!

Pregnancy Photo Shoot

We had a pregnancy photo shoot with an amateur photographer looking for studio practice a couple of weeks before Taelin was born. The boys were there and they had fun for the first little bit, and then some with Jake and then a bunch by myself. It was fun. A little uncomfortable with the tummy, but I really liked how the pictures came out. It's nice to document as life goes on. I love being pregnant, just not being sick (which for the whole 27 months, I've had 5 that I haven't been sick for). I have a really hard time the last month or so because of the hip pain (wish Heavenly Father had given me real woman hips cause they kill as they loosen!)- but it's all worth it in the end! These babies are so much fun! I love having the baby kick and with Taelin, it was SO nice to be so small! With the boys I couldn't breathe and hardly move, but I was right on schedule measuring this time, and it was GREAT that she was so small! Yeah for 7 1/2-8 lb. babies! Wahoo!

Unhappy Boys!

Chase got stitches on Friday! Poor little guy! He fell off the toilet and knocked a picture off the wall and then it popped out of its frame and just sliced his little pinky finger. He got 4 stitches and is just cranky because on top of stitches, he is teething still and now has the flu! This little boy is such a trooper! And naps are huge lately!!

He's being a huge cuddle bug on mommy. He also started trying to box with Daddy today, instead of running- and made these swooshing noises with his mouth. Super cute!!



Kelton is also sick...poor buddy. Everytime he gets sick, he gets these skin infections on his face. Just his body's way of dealing with it! He has two ear infections and sore throat on top of the flu too! We are extra sensitive these days but love our new Shrek toothpaste that looks like shrek's snot! :) Him and Daddy think it's the coolest!

He even makes me hold his hand when he gets up and says, "Hold my hand mommy, I'm so sick."

Love you buddy!

SNOW DAY!

Behind the boys, you can see our 6 foot fence, that is half way gone from the snow that we've gotten! This year we have gotten our fair share, and with the drifts from the crazy wind, we have gotten huge swells in some places (like this side of the house, where my future garden will be!) So, Jake decided it would be fun to throw Kelton into it, the majority of the backyard was so hard, you didn't even sink, but they it was soft in the drifts- so we had some fun.

Chase, isn't he adorable!! I LOVE this snow outfit! He was watching Kelton get thrown.

I was squatting to take a picture of him, so he copied me- he's such a character! He kept brushing the snow from in front of him to the side then stepping where he had cleared, it was halarious to watch, and it took him forever to get anywhere!

Kelton smiling after Daddy threw him into the snow drift!

Chase walking on top of 3 feet of snow in the back yard

Daddy throwing Kelton into the garden area, the next picture shows how deep Kelton went! Mommy was freaking out that he would go too deep! Daddy tried to jump in after him (the first picture) but it didn't work out so well. Then Daddy picked up Chase and tossed him without Chase knowing what was going on (scroll down).

Kelton was not even scared! Just giggling the whole time!

Chase's reaction! Rescue me daddy!!

Kelton had so much fun! It was SO nice to get the boys out and into the snow! It's been SO cold (-10 degrees or lower) for the past 2 weeks, and before that- it was yucky with the winds. But now, we got 30 degree weather, and with little tiny winds, it was PERFECT to take the boys out and burn some of that energy that they have had from being in the house so much! We are looking forward to building a snow man tomorrow!!! Yay! They are so excited that they weren't freezing either! It took forever to bring them in and undressed, but then they figured they could eat the snow!!! YUMMY!

Kelton and Logan

This is Logan Linton, Kelton's best friend. They play GREAT together! All summer they would dig for treasure out in our dirt of a yard, for hours- no joke! They love walking to class at church together and playing guns. They both dressed up as cowboys for Halloween, even though they didn't see each other. They are fun to watch! We are so glad that Logan is his friend!

The ladies man!

Beau taught Kelton that when he talks to a lady, he says this. SUPER CUTE!